Many people are looking to find ways to keep travel costs down, especially as travellers nationwide have had to endure yet another hike in train ticket costs, with an average increase of 2.2% taking effect at the start of January this year.

So how can you save money on your train tickets?

Save money by booking in advance

When it comes to booking train journeys, the cheapest tickets on offer are 'Advance Fares', and these are released 12 weeks ahead of travel

The sooner you take action, the better, as there are limited numbers of advance tickets available, and these can get snapped up very quickly.

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